The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-20

DE likely TO come TO the conclusion
that they are the best tool Of the
kind eyer invented.
The first Quarterly Conference for
this conference year will be held at
the NJ E. Church next Saturday at
ESQ p. NJ. Rev. w. L. S. Murray
will preach in the M L. Church next
Sunday at 1890 A. M. Love-feast at
9:l5 A. NJ. All are kindly invited
A five dollar subscription received
last week we note as a compliment:
to the MIDLAND JOURNAL and also to
the public spirit of the subscriber.
Thanks; and may so worthy an ex-
ample be contagious as the small pox
and fascinating as Loves young
dream''-to subscribers.
Mr.. William Brown of this town
has recently put up new slaughter
house-an abattoir we might as we'll
say-near his cannery, being an old
building moved on the ground and
remodled, where fat calves, sheep
and pigs are taken in and kindly car
ed for.
A May day festival is to be held in
Oxford on the 9th. Better postpone
the fete few days and call it a June
day festival. Only the first day of
the month is entitled to the disting.
uished honor of "May Day. when
the Queen of May can be legally
crowned
Among the pensions granted to
Maryland veterans last week was one
to Louis g. Harlan, of Port Deposit,
member of Shows Battery. We
congratulate Louis; though we have
not had the pleasure of meeting him
since the days of the war.
Solid and cheap Fire Insurance in
any amount by the 'old reliable"
The North America Phila., with
$8,O0O,000 cash assets. Also safe and
profitable guaranteed first mortgage
loans of any size furnished on appli
cation by II. H. Haines. APPS 9teo W.
John Bull considers himself the
lest judge of beef in the world, aud
has lately drawn on the SIM for a
supply. The cattle fed by Henry
Reynolds and James Tosh were ship
ped last Saturday for England. Sew
eral other lots have been sent from
this station just as choice.
very little or no winter killed
wheat in our vicinity writes the Sun
correspondent of the Neacs. That
news will cause the old farmer to
smole smile, and wish it was true.
In the majority of fields from one
half to three.fourths has been winter
killed.
The County Commissioners award.
ed Theodore ]. Vanneman, who is
agent for several fire insurance COM
panies, the insurance of the county
buildings. Mr.. V. took the risks at
very reduced rates we are informed.
By this it would appear that county
property is harder to burn than pri-
yate property,
|he Rising Sun Club defeated the
West Nottingham Boarder nine in a
game of base ball, played on the
latters' grounds, on Saturday last,
by p to 10. The following is the
score by innings:
1234567s
Boarders. 30l13 l O=1O
Rising Sun. "A 0 105 90 x=21
From the Wilmington Every Even,
ing: The Wilmington branch of the
Irish National Land League intends
to hold big demonstration in Elkton,
on the Fourth of July, and the War
rem Club has been invited to give an
outdoor athletic exhibition on the
occasion. Some of them will accept,
and a team is now being organized to
participate IN the games"
The County Commissioners have
decided to make the Clerks and
Registers offices uniform in finish
with the Court House. The outside
will be plostered, and new doors, &C,
will be put in These offices have
never been touched by a mechanics
tool since Charley Haincs had them
reiuvenated, about quarter of en-
fury ago.
Miss Sarah A. Chandler was bur
led at Rosebank cemetery on Thurs
day of last week. The deceased was
q we'll known teacher, and daughter
of DR.. Evan Chandler of Nottingham
Pa. She taught in numerous schools
and seminaries. B. NJ House, Oxford,
West Grove Loeb Haven, Whining
ton and others. Her death occurred
at the latter place.
Strawbridge & Clothier, the great
dry goods house of Philadelphia. at
Eighth and Market sts., have recent
ly doubled their former space for
goods and now carry one of the heav.
lest stocks in the city. With this
a1Uannn anmpc inoraoca1 fooiIifiac for